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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Last weekend I made my favorite Very Berry Blackberry Dump Cake and I couldn't wait to share it with y'all. Whenever I have blackberries on hand I always make this recipe or or blackberry cobbler. If I had to make a choice out of the two the dump cake would definitely be the winner.

Dump cakes aren't anything new, but most recipe are made using canned pie filling. This recipe is a bit different because it uses fresh blackberries and another ingredient that makes this dump cake very berry ...... it's blackberry Jell-O. The addition of the Jell-O really makes the fresh blackberries pop with flavor.

Blackberry jell-o can sometimes be hard to find, so if you can't find it just use raspberry jell-o. I got this recipe from a friend 8 years ago and it's one of my favorite cherished recipes. I have this recipe on a tattered piece of paper that has butter spatters all over it. Don't you just love those kind of recipes? I do because you know it's a good.

This recipe is easy-peasy to make just dump all the ingredients one by one into a 9 x 13 inch baking pan and bake. This recipe is best with fresh blackberries, but you can also use frozen. If using frozen berries, thaw the berries and decrease the water to 1/2 cup or just use the frozen berry juice in place of the water in the recipe.

I usually bake my dump cake just before or while dinner is cooking. That way the dump cake has time to cool a bit while we eat. The topping gets nice and crunchy as it cools making it perfect by the time dessert rolls around.

Serve with a dollop of whipped cream, cool whip or vanilla ice cream and enjoy!!!

This recipe sounds tremendous. I'm betting peach would be good as well! Thanks for posting this. I have tried dump cakes but have never seen an option for using fresh berries! Love your blog. Always good things going on over here.

Wow, what a great recipe, so easy-peasy too!Plan on making it this weekend for company. I just hope I can locate the correct jell-o flavor, plus will definitely be using 2 sticks of butter. Butter rules in this house! LOL!!Thank you for sharing!

This is just what I need.....E-A-S-Y!!!! Seems like you could just about use any kind of berries and match them up with the same jello flavor? Will print this recipe and put in my Mommy's Kitchen binder! Thanks Tina.

This was fantastic! I made this when I visited my son and daughter-in-law and only got one small piece. I'm going to half the recipe and make one just for me. Oh, won't that be a great treat for breakfast!

Question, could you use the juice from the berrys in with the water to make your 1 1/2 cups needed to make the cake more flavorful? This was a suggestion on the back of one of those 3 minute lemon microwave cakes and it really gave it a pop of flavor.Another great recipe.Thanks Shawnie

I just found your web site and it looks awsome. I made your Blackberry dump cake and it was great, everyone loved it. I do have a question, the cake was a little over juicy. Should I add less water the next time I make it.

@Michelle, Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread berries into a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Mix jell-O and sugar together and sprinkle over the berries. Sprinkle the cake mix over the jell-o and berries. If using nuts add them now. Pour the melted butter over the cake mix and then slowly add the water.

I let hem defrost and then added them to the recipe. If using frozen berries make sure to drain off any of the juice before adding them. Also decrease the water to 1/2 cup when using frozen berries or just use 1/2 cup of the frozen berry juice.

I made this tonight and I didn't quite have the right ingredient! (Living in Europe serving the Army) they don't have Raspberry Jello in that size so I used Cherry! Didn't have yellow cake mix on hand so I tried devil's food! All I can say is Yummy!! Question. Should I refrigerate left overs?

Pleae answer the question abt the water. You keep saying "add the water" but the question that was asked involved whther the water is poured over the cake mix or around the edges. I have never used water in a dump cake and I don't want a soggy crust.

Wow! Wow! And.. Wow! This recipe is absolutely the best!! I made it for my Dad's birthday & he LOVED it! He said it was "delicious"; and it was. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful recipe. It will be the only dump cake recipe I use from now on.

This is perfect! I want to make a dump cake tonight with fresh raspberries from the farmer's market rather than a canned filling. And my daughter doesn't care for the traditional pineapple in a dump cake. Jello? Brilliant! Thank you!